Sammy tries to sell "Smart Pills" to the rest of the team, which turn out to be nothing but extra-strength laxatives he found in a dumpster behind a pharmacy.
The Conflict: It’s "Academic Integrity Week," and for the first time in BMS history, the Dean is actually enforcing it. He’s targeting the football team, declaring that if any starter fails the upcoming midterm in "Intro to Sports Sociology," the entire team is barred from the rivalry game against Overland.
Alex, wanting to avoid a forfeit so he can keep his backup-QB "bench-warming" lifestyle, realizes "The Ghost" is actually a former BMS cheerleader who lost her scholarship and stayed for revenge. He has to convince her to help Thad by promising her a spot in the Goat House’s private VIP hot tub. Blue Mountain State 1x9
Thad writes a three-page manifesto on why the Dean is a "beta-male" and how the team's "social structure" is based entirely on who can do the most shots.
Thad enters the exam hall wearing a full suit of armor because he "needs to be in a war mindset." As he stares at the first question, he remembers "The Ghost’s" advice: “Sociology is just yelling at people you don't like.” Sammy tries to sell "Smart Pills" to the
Thad treats studying like a Viking ritual. He tries to "out-muscle" the textbook, eventually screaming at a chapter on team dynamics until he passes out from exhaustion.
The professor, an aging BMS alum who misses the "glory days," gives Thad a C- because he "liked the passion." The team is cleared to play. Alex celebrates by doing absolutely nothing, and Thad ceremonially burns his textbook in the middle of the field. Alex, wanting to avoid a forfeit so he
Thad Castle is failing. Badly. His only hope is a legendary, reclusive nerd named "The Ghost," who supposedly lives in the basement of the library and hasn't seen sunlight since the 90s. The Chaos: